Device for cleaning automobile tops



Dec. 21 192s. 1,611,273

M. KELSO DEVICE FOR CLEANING AIjTOMOBILE TOPS Filed Jan.- 5, 1925 fabric for normally supporting the same in vertical position, together Wltllmeans for PatentedDeci 21, I

MARY 1L, KELso; or s ANGELESQGALEEORNIAJ nsv on FOR CLEANING An'roMoBIL's fro r s.

Application fi led-January 5, 1925.

This invention relates to and has for a main ob ect-the provision of meansadapted to be'support'ed'in operative position in or' at the entrance of a garage for thestorageja of flflfilltOIIlObllG, and suspended across the path of the automobile for engagement with the topthereoflwhereby the dust'collected on the top may be: removed each'time the vehicle is moved thereunder. 1

Another object is to provicle a cleaning.

member of fabric adapted tobe preferably treated with oil or other substances for more readily'rollectingthe dust, and adapted to be suspended edgewise' in horizontal position across the entrance to or' betweenthe walls of a garage at such an elevation that when an automobile ismovedthereunder in'ei'ther direotion the sheet of fabric will dragover the top and remove the dusttherefro-m.

A further object is to provide means enclosed in. seams at the ends of the sheet of 'adjustablvsupporting the sheet of fabric in position for use. V r i Other objects may appear in the following description.

I have'shown a preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings,in which: K

Fig. 11s a view of my mprovements supported in position for use at the entrance of agaran'e', and also showing an automobile in position under the cleaning member.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the cleaning member and one of itsconnections with the supporting" means.

-My invention comprises primarily, asubstantiallyrectangular and elongated sheet "offabric'F of one or more plys, adapted to beoonnected at the ends thereof with a pair of cords C, C which extend through eye bolts E, E on opposite sides of, the building,

and preferably attached tothe'door beams 13,13 or the'walls of the building, and ad? justably held in the lower ends thereof by.

means of cleats D, I) also attached to the members B,B ofthe building. n I

The upper. and lower edges 6 and e are preferably seamed and theends of thefabrichave vertical seams 7., 7. inwhichare held aplurality-of metallic buttons 7); 6, etc.,

which serve as weightsfo'r' holding the clean-v ing element F'normally edgewise across the opening of'thebuilding, sotliatthe lower ther direction.

thereof, and furthermore the cords C, C, may

Serial at. 7 15". I

edge of the member will be slightly below:

the height of the top, T of an automobileA when the same is movedthereunder in ei? It is not. necessary in the arrangement-inf the members comprising my invention that the member-F be taut, for theweights 6,6,;

will serve to hold the same 'edgewise and position for use, regardless of the elevation be adjusted for raising or lowering the mem berF so that it may befus eful forcleaning the tops of automobiles of different height.

p The member Fhastapes t, t,*attached to the upper edge ethereofat thefends, whiclr are formedin loops and are sewed tothef edges" of thefabrio,';and rings 1", jgasshown 1 i i in F 1g; 2 are held in the loops oflSaid tapes for attachmentto members-BL M, to which .7

the cords 0,0, are attached as shown in Members M have lugs" 1', 1 which are spaced apart ,and in axial alinement which are bored to receive the cords C, and said cords are knotted at K below the lowermost of said lugs. Said members also have spaced lugs 2, 2, which are closer-together than.

the lugs 1, '1 andare alsodiametrically alined andspaced apart for receiving the" 1 r ngs therebetween. Said rings are held in position by means of an ordinary cotter pin 3, sothat the member F is detachably 'held on the members M, M and the cords C, C are also detachably held thereon. 1 Thus, ,the member F may be removed. from the other members ofthe device for the purpose of cleaning.

The purpose of the members M; is to,=- l

as far as possible,' eliminatethesagging of the member F so that the same will at all times bevv suspended substantially in a straight horizontal line across the building] i Y by reason of the fact that the spaced lugs 1, i

1 are sufficiently far apart that the portion of thecords C, Cwhich are extended through said lugs will'b'e almost in a vertical posi tion at all times,i'and the member Fbeing suspended between the lugs 2, 2'of the mem bers- M, M-will be more nearly horizontal,

regardless of whether or not "the device is' stretched tightly across thebiiilding or not, 7

than otherwise.

. Now, in operation, with the member Ff suspended across the building as shown in Fig. 1, and the cords G, attached in'the;

v usual manner to the cleates C, C on the IA 1-. A device ofithecliaracter members B, B of the building, the automobile A may be driven either into or out of thebuilding so that the top T thereof Will engage the loWer edge e of the member F; Said lower edge e of member F being slightly lower than the top T, the cleaning mem her will be inclined outwardly as the vehicle is moving into the building, or. the same Will be inclined inwardly if the vehicle ismoving-out of the bui1ding,.so-that the fabric]? willidrag over the toplTvvitlisuiii' cient-tension to lightly scrape and reinove anyvaccumulation of dust or dirt therefrom.

When'used. in the manner shown and described, the dust. being; removed from. the top each' time the. vehicle. is moved. into. and

' out of the, garage, the, top will usually be 'keptmore freev and clear of dust than otheri Wise. v

Of c0urse,- I may modify my invention Within the scope. of the appended claimswithout departing, from: the

What I claim is: V

describedcomprising a sheet of fabric having, parallel upper and; lower edges adapted. to be normally supportedpin horizontal; position at a. height suflieient'to enable the; sheetto- Wipe the topof a vehicle, passing thereundelglof a' seriesof' Weights held in the ends of the-sheet for holding the. same in a. vertical plane,

spirit thereof,

. 3. A device of'the characterdescribedin eluding a sheet of fabric having Weights at the ends thereof. for holdingthe same in a. vertical plane attaching members secured to theupper corners of-the' sheet at each end, cords. adapted to -be. adjustablv seeured to, the sides of V the building'an d. removably secured to said attaching members for suspend 7 ingsaid fabric horizontally across thebuild ing for iping. thetop of a vehicle passing thereunder. Y Y r '4; In combination with a support, a sheet of fabric Weights in.-the ends. of the sheet,; cords connected to the upper. corners-of said. sheet, eyebolts secured ins said support.

through. which said cords extend, andcleatsf on said support around which said; cords may bewrapped for adjustably supporting; said sheet at a proper elevation. for Wiping the topv'of, a vehicle passing under the sheet.

MAB-Y L. KELSQ.- 

